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Today we will talk about the last Airbus A380 produced and of many data that perhaps you did not know about the passenger plane biggest in the world. Airbus press photo
Finally, the sad day came when Airbus closed the chapter Airbus A380, At least when it comes to production., since for several more decades these giants of the air will continue traveling the world and the support to their clients in the world will continue.
The "Super Jumbo" or "whale" no more will be produced, but the main airports in the world, where post-pandemic demand justifies it, will continue to be adorned with a great work of engineering and human ingenuity.
The last Airbus A380
Having completed and delivered the aircraft 123 a Emirates in Hamburg the 16 from December to 2021, the program launched in the year was closed 2000, of an airplane that sought to revolutionize the way of flying and succeeded. Despite having late to market, marked a before and after for mass passenger transport.
An ambition shared by Emirates, whose unique geographical position allows them to connect Dubai with all airports in the world such as Johannesburg, London, The Angels, Sao Paulo, Singapore o Sydney, creating the possibility of flying to more than 500 passengers around the world in a single aircraft. Emirates' requirement for the A380 is huge: with 123 A380 delivered, 50 destinations and 12 maintenance centers, the airline is undoubtedly one of the main customers of the A380.
Curious facts of the Airbus A380
Sure the largest passenger plane operating, generates great admiration wherever it flies, but there are details that you possibly did not know and as a tribute to the closing of your production I share with you some interesting data:
- El A380, the first new aircraft program of the 21st century, opened a new standard in aviation.
- Airbus would never have been able to reach its current leadership position without this aircraft programme.. It has made it possible to compete with other competitors by offering a full range of products.
- The A380 program has been the engine of the transformation of the small Airbus-Industrie to what is now Airbus.
- Recent Airbus aircraft programs have benefited from the many innovations and processes developed with the A380.
- The A380 will continue to fly, with the support of Airbus, for decades to come.
- Airbus Services continues to support and introduce operational improvements for the fleet in service.
- Airbus is engaged in the renovation of the A380 cabin with several of its customers who are reinvesting millions of euros in their aircraft to improve their cabin for passenger comfort.. (to date Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Emirates)
- The A380 with its unique capability offers an unbeatable economic value proposition for operators on dense routes (for instance, Hajj operations with Malaysia Airlines, ANA en la route Narita-Honolulu …), and especially outside congested airports.
- The A380 is the favorite aircraft of passengers in global surveys.
- The A380 is the only aircraft to offer more than 500 seats with a high profitability.
- 251 grandchildren requests to 14 customers
- A380 operators:
- Asiana, British Airways, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, ANA.
- The A380 operates on more than 70 Destinations
- More of 400 airports around the world are supported by the A380.
- Since its entry into service, the A380 has transported more than 300 million passengers.
- total cycles: more of 800 000
- Total flight hours: more of 7300000
- more than 50% of the capacity of the A380 is from / toward / within the Asia-Pacific region, which around
15% on regional flights within Asia (OAG 2017). - operational reliability 99+%
- The A380 allows 545 seats in a standard configuration of 4 classes without compromising comfort.
- The A380 cabin allows airlines to accommodate 232 more seats (+75%) that he Boeing 747-400 and 199 more seats (+60%) that he 747-8 in a design configuration 4 lessons.
- The A380 needs tracks 300 meters shorter to take off and land than large competitor aircraft.
- Has a lower approach speed (same as A320)
- Scope (8.000 nm – 15.000 km) in standard configuration 4 lessons, 545 seating)
- The A380 is the largest civil aircraft in history (maximum capacity of 853 seating), with a maximum takeoff weight of 575 tons.
- The aircraft has 220 windows and 16 doors.
- Each A380 consists of around 4 million individual components with 2,5 million pieces produced by 1500 companies of 30 countries around the world.
- are inserted 19.000 bolts inside the fuselage to hold each of the 3 main parts, plus
4.000 to attach both wings. - during take off, the wing flexes more than 4 meters up.
- The weight of the exterior paint of the A380 (finish plus primer) It is 531 kg.
Did you know all this information about the Airbus A380?
Hello there
There is a detail that is worth highlighting; no US airline purchased this model.
JIMMY
US airlines have another way of operating, prefer more frequencies, that fewer flights with a very large plane.
Buenas tardes:
This model arrived late to the ring.
As they say "he who hits first hits twice" and there is the Boeing 747 to verify this statement.
Personally, he is more iconic 747 than the A380
Greetings
JIMMY
Of course, the 747 changed the way of flying many years ago, that makes it unique.
Without a doubt an iconic plane in aviation, the A380 is almost as old as me since its first commercial flight and the truth is that since I was a child I admired this beautiful plane and I swear that one day, even if it's on his last commercial flight i'll get to go with my brother on a trip on the upper deck. Good post, there were a lot of data, I am amazed at what he has achieved, without a doubt it will go down in aviation history.